First Appointment Done!

May 06, 2009

 So I had my surgical consult earlier today, and as I signed in and sat dow in the waiting room, my stomach started to hurt and I got so nervous and fidgety. But, when the nurse called me back, I started to feel better. It helped that I knew the nurse, she was in the support group that my dad attended several years back, and I had also spoken with her at the seminar. Then I was transfered to another nurse who took my weight, etc... Then, after about 5 minutes, Dr. Berntsen came in and the more she talked, the better I felt!!! By the end of it, I was pretty confidant. I am going to have WLS, and I am 99% sure I'm going to have the duodenal switch. The thing I'm most worried about is taking 12 pills a day for the rest of my life. I've been taking pills for so long, that I've developed a sort of gag reflex when it comes time to take them. But I'm pretty sure I can do it. I have to do it, because I want to get married and have babies and live my life and not be constantly worried about my health or whether or not I'll be able to do the things I want to do. WLS is better than diabetes, or never being able to have kids, or dying of some other weight complication. I'm soo ready.

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